Sand-band for vehicle-wheels



(No Model.)

E. P. POINDEXTER.

SAND BAND FOR VEHIGLE WHEELS.

No. 302,637. Patented July 29, 1884.

Attorneys Warren Srarns Parent Orrion.

EMMET PATTERSON POlN DEXTER, OF XVOBURN, ILLlNOlS.

SAND-BAND FOR VEHICLE-WHEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,637, dated July 29,1884.

' Application filed March 252, 1884. (No model) efficient device forprotecting the hubs of the wheels, and which will prevent the admissionof mud, sand, and other foreign substances to the axle.

iVith this object in view, the said invention consists in certaindetails of construction and combination of parts as hereinafter setforth,

and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective Viewillustrating the application of my improved sand-band and protector to avehicle-axle. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3is a side view, the hinged cap being raised.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the axle,which may beconstructed in anysuitable manner, the spindle B of said axle beingscrewthreaded at its outer end to receive a nut, as shown, and having anannular collar, 0, formed at the inner end of the same. The hub D isalso of the usual form, and is formed at its inner end with an annularrecess, E, within which the collar 0 fits, an annular. flange, F,

being formed around the inner end of the hub and projecting outward fromthe same.

G designates a dust-excluding cap, provided at its inner end withaplate, H, attached thereto and pivoted or hinged in a bail, I, securedto and projecting from the axle. The said cap G consists of a mainportion, J, shaped 011 its under face to conform to the axle, and abulged portion, K, at right angles to the main portion, said bulgedportion fitting over the inner end of the hub. A recess or annulargroove, N, is formed in the under face of the bulged portion K, theflange F fitting in the groove or recess, as shown, so that when the hubturns the flange will turn likewise within the groove or recess. Thelower edge of the main portion J, at the point of junction with thebulged portion K, fits around and against the collar 0 on the axle, soas to prevent the admission of dirt, sand, or other foreign substancesto the spindle of the axle. A set-screw, L, passes through an opening inthe main portion J, into a metallic socket, L1, in the upper face of theaxle, said screw serving to retain the hinged cap in the loweredposition, and being readily loosened when it is desired to raise thecap.

A clip or other suitable means may be employed to hold the bail or bandI to the axle and suspend it in proper position.

The cap Or should conform to the general shape of the axle and hub, andextend a sufficient distance around the same, so as to prevent theadmission of mud or other foreign substances to the spindle of the axle.If it should be found desirable, the dust-excluding cap G may bearranged to fit entirely around the hub and axle at the inner end, andformed in two sections, each of which will be held in place by theset-screw L or by a clip.

The operation of my invention will be read- I ily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the annexed drawings.The cap G is applied to the axle, as shown, the bulged port-ion Kfitting over the hub at the inner end, and preventing the admission offoreign substances to the spindle B. It will be readily seen thatparticles of dust, sand, and other matter will accumulate in the grooveor recess N, and can be removed by loosening the set-screw L, andraising the cap to expose the groove or recess to view. It will also beseen that the set-screw may be loosened to permit the raising of thehinged cap when it is desired to grease the axle. My improved sand ordust excluding cap is simplein its construction, durable and efficientin use, inexpensive to manufacture, and will prove of great utility forthe purposes intended.

Other advantages of my invention will be apparent, but they need not beparticularly pointed out here, since practical use will demonstrate allthepoints in its favor.

Changes in the form and construction of the parts may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- 1. In a sand-band, thecombination, with the axle and hub, of the dustexcluding cap hinged tothe axle and projecting over the inner end of the hub, and means,substantially as described, for holding the cap in position,as setforth.

2. In asand-band and protector for vehicles,

the combination, with the axle-spindle and hub, of a dust-excluding caphinged to the axle and projecting over the inner end of the hub, as setforth.

3. In a sand-band and protector for vehicles, the combination, with theaxle-spindle and hub, of the dust excluding cap, comprising twoportions,a main portionfitting around the axle and hinged to the sameand a bulged portion projecting over the inner end of the hub, as setforth.

4. In a sand-band and protector, the combination, with the axle and hub,the latter having anannular flange projecting outwardly therefrom, of adust-excluding cap hinged or pivoted to the axle and projecting over theinner end of the hub, and a recess of groove in the said cap in whichthe annular flange of' the hub fits, as set forth.

-fiange of the hub, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMME'I PATTERSON POINDEXIER.

Witnesses:

J osErH G. IsLnY, MILLARD E. WATsoN.

